Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022

[Tim]

Forgot Tom Robinson. He starts with Suafoa or Plumtree on the bench?

[taniwharugby]

@tim he's been unusually quiet this year, solid but not upto his usual standards.

[nzzp]

@tim are they going to back up forwards? Can see Segner sitting or bench, as well as Darry.

Tucker definitely, Eklund definitely, hopefully BB right

[Tim]

@nzzp Maybe have an extra forward on the bench?

[KiwiMurph]

@nzzp said in Blues 2022:

hopefully BB right

BB had a ten day stand down so is out for Saturday

[KiwiMurph]

@tim said in Blues 2022:

Forgot Tom Robinson. He starts with Suafoa or Plumtree on the bench?

Sotutu at 8 surely.

[Tim]

@kiwimurph I left out the players carrying injuries.

[Tim]

I'm guessing that some of the midfielders such as Aumua are injured.

[Tim]

Rieko, Hoskins and Beauden are on All Black leave, back next weekend

[Nepia]

@tim said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:

I'm guessing that some of the midfielders such as Aumua are injured.

Also weird that Visinia is not getting a run on the bench. Fomai must also be injured as well for Tuitavuki to be starting again.

Only 4 Magpies in the team this week, I can't abide this.

[Tim]

Well, I got the backs and Suafoa right this week.

[Duluth]

Good to see Robinson at lock.

Plenty of experience on the bench

[Duluth]

https://www.blues.rugby/blues-rugby-news/young-trio-earn-start

Players not considered: Beauden Barrett, Josh Goodhue, Akira Ioane, Rieko Ioane, Nepo Laulala, Harry Plummer, Hoskins Sotutu, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Sam Darry.

[African Monkey]

Hope we've fixed our defence against the rolling maul for this game. Quite happy with the team we've put out in the circumstances, especially with Corey Evans at 12, he looks a quality player. Good bench we have as well.

[Tim]

Sullivan covering 10?

Any news on Laulala being suspended?

[Tim]

Couple of minor things:

Tu'inukuafe bracketed with Lay on the bench.

17. Karl Tu’inukuafe (34)/Jordan Lay (2)

Tele'a not Telea on the bench.

22. Tanielu Tele’a (16)

[Tim]

Darry and Goodhue being injured means that all five locks from last year are unavailable!

Would love to know if anyone has been brought into the training group.

[Machpants]

@tim said in Blues vs Moana Pasifika 2022:

Sullivan covering 10?

Any news on Laulala being suspended?

3 weeks, in SR 2022 thread

[Nogusta]

@african-monkey yea excited to see Evans get a start. He is deceptively quick and having played 10 as a schoolboy has a good skillset. He might've missed a possible 4 on 2 on Tuesday night opting to carry instead but apart from that acquitted himself very well when the pressure went on in that 2nd half.

[KiwiMurph]

Really excited to see Suafoa and Evans start.

Pleased to see JRK and Vikena on the bench too.